Tom Brady #12 of the New England Patriots speaks with the press during the New England Patriots Media Availability for Super Bowl LII at the Mall of America on January 31, 2018 in Bloomington, Minnesota. (Photo: Elsa/Getty Images, 2018 Getty Images)

Pros from all 32 teams donated to the National Football League Players Association’s One Team PAC late last year, giving nearly $700,000 to the political action committee on single day, according to a new report the team filed this week with the Federal Election Commission.

The two franchises with the greatest participation: The Super Bowl-bound New England Patriots and the Houston Texans. Each contributed a total of $32,000.

Four players, including Patriots’ quarterback Tom Brady, made the maximum $5,000 contribution to the PAC, along with the association’s chief DeMaurice Smith. The PAC, which launched last June, has not yet reported making any political donations.

The players’ newfound political activity comes as Washington turns a spotlight on the league. Last October, for instance, Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee held a forum featuring medical researchers and the widows of former players to examine the long-term effects of the traumatic brain injuries sustained in the game.

But no political figure is paying more attention to the NFL than President Trump, who has heaped scorn on players who kneel during the national anthem to protest racism and police brutality. He argues the protests are disrespectful and has slammed the league as “weak” for tolerating them.

At Tuesday’s State of the Union address, Trump appeared to make a veiled reference to the player protests when he praised a young boy in the audience who places U.S. flags on veterans’ graves as reminding Americans “why we proudly stand for the national anthem.”

In addition to Brady and Smith, other maxed-out donors to the political action committee: Dwayne Allen of the Indiana Colts, Jermey Parnell of the Jacksonsville Jaguars and Eric Reid of the San Francisco 49ers. Reid knelt during all this season’s games to continue the protest tradition started by former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick.

Players from Philadelphia Eagles, the other team in this weekend's Super Bowl, contributed a total of $19,750 to the players' PAC.